School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands
Netherlands: School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes was 582,734 in 2024. ▲ Rising
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, 2001–2024
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
Analysis
The most recent figure for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands is 582,734, measured in 2024.
Compared with earlier readings it is down 0.5% on the previous year and down 28.6% over ten years.
Over the whole period, school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands peaked at 817,644 in 2016 and was at its lowest, 571,422, in 2020.
Netherlands ranks 92nd of 220 countries on this measure, in the middle of the range.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 24 years of available data.
School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands, year by year
| Year | Value | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 2001 | 581,331 | — |
| 2002 | 586,052 | +0.8% |
| 2003 | 596,825 | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 606,718 | +1.7% |
| 2005 | 610,899 | +0.7% |
| 2006 | 604,626 | -1.0% |
| 2007 | 599,127 | -0.9% |
| 2008 | 591,557 | -1.3% |
| 2009 | 586,270 | -0.9% |
| 2010 | 582,497 | -0.6% |
| 2011 | 589,962 | +1.3% |
| 2012 | 793,286 | +34.5% |
| 2013 | 806,638 | +1.7% |
| 2014 | 815,627 | +1.1% |
| 2015 | 817,084 | +0.2% |
| 2016 | 817,644 | +0.1% |
| 2017 | 807,848 | -1.2% |
| 2018 | 796,276 | -1.4% |
| 2019 | 783,918 | -1.6% |
| 2020 | 571,422 | -27.1% |
| 2021 | 572,157 | +0.1% |
| 2022 | 575,076 | +0.5% |
| 2023 | 585,607 | +1.8% |
| 2024 | 582,734 | -0.5% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2000s | 595,934 | 581,331 | 610,899 | 9 |
| 2010s | 761,078 | 582,497 | 817,644 | 10 |
| 2020s | 577,399 | 571,422 | 585,607 | 5 |
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More education data for Netherlands
- Theoretical duration of upper secondary education (years), annual 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Theoretical duration of secondary education (years), annual growth 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), gaps filled 2,022 tertiary education (2023)
- Start of the academic school year (tertiary education), annual growth 0.0495 % change on previous year (2023)
- Primary education, teachers, gaps filled 98,851 (2024)
- Duration of pre primary education, annual growth rate 0 % change on previous year (2025)
- Duration of pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Official entrance age to pre primary education 3 (2025)
- Population ages 15-64 64.2% (2025)
- Population ages 0-14 14.9% (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands?
- School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes in Netherlands was 582,734 in 2024, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics.
- What is the highest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The highest recorded value was 817,644 in 2016.
- What is the lowest school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes recorded in Netherlands?
- The lowest recorded value was 571,422 in 2020.
- How does Netherlands rank for school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes?
- Netherlands ranks 92nd out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is school age population, lower secondary education, both sexes rising or falling in Netherlands?
- Over the last ten years it is down 28.6%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Netherlands data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics, published as part of School age population, lower secondary education, both sexes (number). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
February 2026 Data Release